031026-N-4768W-869 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 26, 2003) -- An HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) takes off from flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) under smoke-filled skies from nearby San Diego County firestorms. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The multiple fires have burned more than 300,000 acres of land and this catastrophic event is considered one the state's deadliest blazes in more than a
031026-N-4768W-869 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 26, 2003) -- An HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) takes off from flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) under smoke-filled skies from nearby San Diego County firestorms. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The multiple fires have burned more than 300,000 acres of land and this catastrophic event is considered one the state's deadliest blazes in more than a decade. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word. (RELEASED) US Navy 031026-N-4768W-869 An HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) takes off from flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) under smoke-filled skies from nearby San Di
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